Entries by Jeanne Huang

Recording of Panel Discussion on Amendments to China’s Civil Procedure Law

On December 30, 2022, the Chinese legislator, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, published a draft of the Civil Procedure Law Amendment for public consultation. The draft suggested important amendments to procedures in foreign-related cases including jurisdiction, service, taking evidence, forum non-convenience, lis pendens, and judgment recognition and enforcement. The Berkeley Center for Law […]

Serving Defendants in Ukrainian Territory Occupied by Russia

Jeanne Huang University of Sydney Law School Both Russia and Ukraine are member states of the 1965 Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague Service Convention (HSC)). After Russia occupied the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and its capital city, Sevastopol, and exercised control over certain areas […]

Enforcing Foreign Judgments in China and Chinese Judgments Abroad: Recent Developments and Remaining Challenges

Event date: 17 November 2022 Event time: 12:00 – 13:30 Oxford week: MT 6 Audience: Members of the University Venue: St Catherine’s College (Room: TBA) Speaker(s): Dr Jeanne Huang (Associate Professor, The University of Sydney) On January 24, 2022, the Supreme People’s Court of China issued the Minutes of the National Court’s Symposium on Foreign-Related Commercial and Maritime Trials […]

China’s Foreign Exchange Regulations and Illegality in Private International Law by Dr. Jie (Jeanne) Huang

China’s Foreign Exchange Regulations and Illegality in Private International Law  About this event When: Wednesday, 23rd November 4pm Where: Room 3.1, Third Floor, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, 67-69 Lincoln’s Inn Fields London WC2A Format: In-person This event is jointly hosted by QM Criminal Justice Centre and the Centre for Financial Law, Regulation & Compliance […]

Repatriating Cultural Heritage: Conflict of Laws, Archaeology, and Indigenous Studies

From the intersection of conflict of laws, archaeology, and indigenous studies, this multidisciplinary webinar will explore legal and practical challenges and solutions in repatriating cultural heritage in Australia, China, the EU, and the USA. Examples include an Australian repatriation project with the Anindilyakwa Land Council and Traditional Owners on Groote Eylandt, the world-wide Return of […]